2014 Internet governance News

24 April 2014 - NETmundialThis is the non-binding outcome of a bottom-up, open, and participatory process involving thousands of people from governments, private sector, civil society, technical community, and academia from around the world.

15 March 2014 - European Commission"Vice President Neelie Kroes today warmly welcomed the announcement of the United States Government to "transition out of the IANA function", which will allow a more global multi-stakeholder basis for an important element of governance of the Internet..."

The leaders of the Internet technical organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, RIRs, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC, and W3C), welcome the US Government's announcement of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract.

14 March 2014 - National Telecommunications and Information Administration (USA)

WASHINGTON – "To support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announces its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder community. As the first step, NTIA is asking the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to convene global stakeholders to develop a proposal to transition the current role played by NTIA in the coordination of the Internet’s domain name system (DNS)..."

24/02/2014 - U.S. Department of State / Bureau of Economic and Business AffairsThe United States Government submits the following contribution in response to the request for views on two topics: “Internet governance principles,” and “A roadmap for the further evolution of the Internet governance ecosystem..”

"...we agreed to launch a new EU-Brazil dialogue on international cyber policy and hope that the first meeting take place on the occasion of the conference on Internet governance, which Brazil will host in Sao Paulo on 23-24 April. We share the common interest of protecting a free and open Internet, which has spurred tremendous economic and social progress. At the same time, we will continue to enhance data protection and global privacy standards. A new fibre-optic submarine cable – connecting Latin America directly with Europe – would make an important contribution to these efforts..."

"ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré will join the High Level Multistakeholder Committee (HLMC) as one of two representatives of the United Nations, alongside Wu Hongbo, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)..."

14/02/2014 - Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers"Leaders of the organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure (loosely referred to as "I* leaders") met last week in Santa Monica, California, USA. During the 2-day meeting, they discussed activities underway and exchanged views and updates on a range of topics including:..."

"In the wake of large-scale Internet surveillance and reduced trust in the internet, the European Commission today proposes a key reform to the way the Internet is managed and run. The proposal calls for more transparent, accountable and inclusive governance..."

"The United States will participate in the “Global Multi-stakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance” to be held on April 23 and 24, 2014. We appreciate the effort of the Brazilian government, in coordination and consultation with the Internet community worldwide, to convene this critical conversation and look forward to participating in meaningful discussion..."

07/10/2013 - Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers"The leaders of organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet technical infrastructure globally have met in Montevideo, Uruguay, to consider current issues affecting the future of the Internet..."